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spending cuts avoiding the fiscal cliff. the vote now goes to the house of representatives. ed payne has the story. >> reporter: at the stroke of midnight, many americans were celebrating and ringing in the new year, but the mood in washington was much more serious serious. vp joe biden went to capitol hill after a deal was struck at the white house. the senate went back into session, and around 2:00 a.m. the vote was in. >> the amendment is passed. >> in an 89-8 vote, the measure was approved for two months and keeps bush tax cuts for individuals earning less than $400,000 and couples earning less than $250,000. it was to protect middle class families. >> middle class families will take up today to the assurance their taxes won't go up $2,200 each. they will decide how they want to pay for groceries, rent next year. >> mitch mcconnell said republicans agreed to the measure rather than let the middle class suffer. >> we don't think taxes should be going up on anyone, but we all knew if we did nothing, they would be going up
spending cuts avoiding the fiscal cliff. the vote now goes to the house of representatives. ed payne has the story. >> reporter: at the stroke of midnight, many americans were celebrating and ringing in the new year, but the mood in washington was much more serious serious. vp joe biden went to capitol hill after a deal was struck at the white house. the senate went back into session, and around 2:00 a.m. the vote was in. >> the amendment is passed. >> in an 89-8 vote, the...
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the fiscal cliff. over that news we sauce starts beginning to drop and the dow industrial average down seven points. we call it a fiscal cliff and it looks like we're going off the end of this cliff. most americans will not feel the effect of this but on your first paycheck you will probably get about a 4 percent cut. because the irs does not know what at the congress is doing they're not instructing employers on what to do just yet. >> we will be back in just a couple of minutes. >> calling this developing story this morning in walnut creek. a person is dead after an officer involved shooting at an apartment complex during the early morning hours in walnut creek. will tran is there live gathering information and he done this with an update on the end destination.investigation. thist east of 680 and walnut creek. we have a shot up now and let's check in with well. >> you can see police officers are still on the scene and they are allowing people leave the complex to go to work in school as they continu
the fiscal cliff. over that news we sauce starts beginning to drop and the dow industrial average down seven points. we call it a fiscal cliff and it looks like we're going off the end of this cliff. most americans will not feel the effect of this but on your first paycheck you will probably get about a 4 percent cut. because the irs does not know what at the congress is doing they're not instructing employers on what to do just yet. >> we will be back in just a couple of minutes....
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. >> the senate will come to order. >> as lawmakers try to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. >> both sides agreed to push forward. >> i want everyone to know i am willing to go the distance. but i need a dance partner. >> vice-president joe biden departure for mcconnell. >> if is not resolved by midnight tonight tax increases will be for all americans. >> one mom said to me in michigan that is four months' worth of groceries. >> that is gas for me back and forth to work. >> democrats won higher taxes on americans earning more than two of the $50,000 a year. >> republicans want taxes to stay where they are. >> others want to see government spending to inject. >> the president--has said nothing about the addition about the spending of his administration. >> president obama said he is willing to do that. >> i offered over a trillion dollars in additional spending cuts so that we would have $2 of spending cuts for every $1 of increased revenue. >> the senate reconvenes at 11:00 a.m.. as americans celebrate the beginning of 2013 they may wake up wishing it were 2012 when they had more mon
. >> the senate will come to order. >> as lawmakers try to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. >> both sides agreed to push forward. >> i want everyone to know i am willing to go the distance. but i need a dance partner. >> vice-president joe biden departure for mcconnell. >> if is not resolved by midnight tonight tax increases will be for all americans. >> one mom said to me in michigan that is four months' worth of groceries. >> that is gas for me...
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cliff." if they don't reach a compromise by the stroke of midnight on the 31st, a combination of sweeping spending cuts and widespread tax increases will take effect in days. jessica yellin has the >> reporter: in washington, there is still hope a deal can be cut in time to avert the fiscal cliff. on saturday the president was at work here at the white house, but all eyes were up on the senate where negotiators were trading deal points and revenue figures, to try to reach an agreement all sides can stomach. the base line for the president - any bipartisan bill would have to extend unemployment insurance benefits that would affect some two million americans. and it would have to increase taxes on the highest income earners. but negotiators could still work out exactly where those tax increases would hit and whether they would halt an increase in the estate tax. now in case that deal breaks down, the president has asked democratic leader harry reid to prepare a separate bill to put on the sena
cliff." if they don't reach a compromise by the stroke of midnight on the 31st, a combination of sweeping spending cuts and widespread tax increases will take effect in days. jessica yellin has the >> reporter: in washington, there is still hope a deal can be cut in time to avert the fiscal cliff. on saturday the president was at work here at the white house, but all eyes were up on the senate where negotiators were trading deal points and revenue figures, to try to reach an...
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. >> the country is inching closer to falling off the so-called " fiscal cliff " a series of tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect in five days. if this is video of the president leads in hawaii as he heads back to washington for work. house and senate members are expected to reconvene today as well. without a budget agreement, automatic tax increases for every one and deep spending cuts will be triggered in the new year. >> former president george h. w. bush is in intensive care a hospital this morning. mr. bush has been hospitalized there since last month and what is being described as a " stubborn fever ". a spokesman for his office said that the 88 year-old is on an all- liquid diet and has been and i see you since sunday. >> cleanup is underway in mobile, alabama this morning after its second tornado in a week. work crews cleared trees in a hard-hit neighborhoods yesterday. homes and businesses were damaged. a tornado with wind speeds up to 135 mi. per hour hit the city on christmas day. >> parts of upstate new york are seen a heavy snowfall. the national weather service
. >> the country is inching closer to falling off the so-called " fiscal cliff " a series of tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect in five days. if this is video of the president leads in hawaii as he heads back to washington for work. house and senate members are expected to reconvene today as well. without a budget agreement, automatic tax increases for every one and deep spending cuts will be triggered in the new year. >> former president george h. w. bush is...
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and still no deal to keep the fiscal cliff.. with the deadline just three-days away. the president and congressional leaders met at the white house for more talks. stacey cohan has the latest. >> if an agreement is not reached in time. and senator mitch mcconnell i will urge senator reid to to bring a floor to a package for a vote one that will protect the middle class. >> following this high- stakes meeting they appear poised to work towards a solution. >> we are going to work hard to see if we can get there in the next 24 hours. i am hopeful and optimistic. >> i am hopeful that pitch mcconnell can do the same but everybody, what ever we come up with. some people are not going to like it. some people will like it even less but that is where we are. >> they wanted to negotiate with house speaker jon peters said that he is not going to bring anything to a vote until it has passed the senate. nearly every american will see a tax increase. and unemployment benefits will expire for millions. >> ordinary people do their jobs and meet deadlines. they sit down and they discu
and still no deal to keep the fiscal cliff.. with the deadline just three-days away. the president and congressional leaders met at the white house for more talks. stacey cohan has the latest. >> if an agreement is not reached in time. and senator mitch mcconnell i will urge senator reid to to bring a floor to a package for a vote one that will protect the middle class. >> following this high- stakes meeting they appear poised to work towards a solution. >> we are going to...
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regardless, it is still inevitable that there will go over the fiscal cliff at midnight tonight >>> now the senate is still expected to vote on a package before midnight tonight. both the president working with members of happen. is reached, the house could tomorrow. regardless we and coming up a little bit later in this newscast. we'll get insight and >>> also developing tonight. doctors in new york expect secretary of state hillary clinton will make a full that formed in her head. doctors say the clot is in the vein in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. they also say it has not resulted in a storke or neurological damage. clinton was admitted to a hospital last night after doctors discovered the clot. which they say stemmed from the concussion she suffered earlier this month. she's being treated with blood thinners. and is said to be in good spirits. >>> and people around the world already ringing in 2013. you can see large crowds gathered in copenhagen to watch fireworks! let's take a look at some more new year celebrations from across the globe. (music)
regardless, it is still inevitable that there will go over the fiscal cliff at midnight tonight >>> now the senate is still expected to vote on a package before midnight tonight. both the president working with members of happen. is reached, the house could tomorrow. regardless we and coming up a little bit later in this newscast. we'll get insight and >>> also developing tonight. doctors in new york expect secretary of state hillary clinton will make a full that formed in her...
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bush era tax cuts temporarily put in place in an effort to not go over the fiscal cliff. [ male announcer ] the career landscape of america is changing. new jobs are here, and by 2025, we could have millions more that demand qualified college graduates. many in the bay area. at devry university, our market-responsive bachelor's and master's degree programs can give you what you need to succeed in today's careers and the ones on the horizon. get the know how you need for a new tomorrow at our 4...